I have two fabulous Writer Top Tens this week from two lovely friends, Carol Drinkwater and Jane Wenham-Jones. I can highly recommend popping both their books on your Christmas shopping list!
- Abigail Reynolds
- Adele Geras
- Adele Parks
- Allison & Busby
- Amanda Grange
- Anthony Horowitz
- Arthur Ransome
- Austen Authors
- Austenprose
- A Weekend with Mr Darcy
- Bath
- BBC
- Bear Grylls
- Bill Oddie
- Borders
- British Hen Welfare Trust
- British Museum
- Carol Drinkwater
- Carole Matthews
- Cecelia Ahern
- Chawton
- Chicken Out
- Chicklit Reviews
- Chris Isaak
- Chrissie Manby
- Christina Courtenay
- Christina Jones
- CIWF
- Closer
- Compassion in World Farming
- Connie Gordon's Clan
- Dan Snow
- Dan Stevens
- David Walliams
- Deborah Wright
- Dot Scribbles
- Dreaming of Mr Darcy
- Enid Blyton
- Erica James
- Escape to Mulberry Cottage
- film
- Flights of Angels
- Freya North
- G & A Presents
- Gilda O'Neill
- Giselle Green
- HarperCollins
- Hatchlands Park
- Helen Lederer
- Helen Salter
- Henley
- Hens
- Hot Brands and Cool Places
- Isabel Wolff
- Jane Austen
- Jane Austen's House Museum
- Jane Austen's Regency World
- Jane Austen Festival
- Jane Austen House Museum
- Jane Green
- Jane Odiwe
- Janet Gover
- Jane Wenham-Jones
- Jarrold's
- Jean Fullerton
- Jilly Cooper
- Joanna Trollope
- Jo Cotterill
- Jonathan Ross
- Jo Rees
- Joss Stirling
- Judy Astley
- Julia Golding
- Julie Cohen
- Juliet Archer
- Karl Terry
- Kate Harrison
- Katie Fforde
- Katy Carter Wants a Hero
- Kindle
- Lacock
- Let's Talk About Love
- Linda Gillard
- Lisa Jewell
- Lola Jaye
- London
- Lovereading
- Loves Me Loves Me Not
- Lyme Regis
- Magna
- Mary Hoffman
- Matt Dunn
- Matt Haig
- Melanie Rose
- Meryton
- Michael Morpurgo
- Mike Gayle
- Miranda Dickinson
- Molly's Millions
- Monica Fairview
- Mostly Books
- Mr Darcy Forever
- My Weekley
- Natural History Museum
- Nicola Cornick
- Notting Hill
- Novelicious
- Old Thatch
- One Perfect Week
- Oxford
- Paige Toon
- Pembrokeshire
- Persuasion
- Polly Williams
- Pride and Prejudice
- Pride and Prejudice Tours
- Rhiannon Lassiter
- RNA
- Romantic Novelists' Association
- Rowan Coleman
- Royal Reviews
- Roy Connelly
- Ruth Saberton
- Sam Mills
- Sarah Broadhurst
- Savvy Verse and Wit
- Scott Mariani
- Sense and Sensibility
- short stories
- Sophie Kinsella
- Sourcebooks
- Sue Welfare
- The Aphrodite Touch
- The British Hen Welfare Trust
- The Burnley Express
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- The Illustrated Darcy
- The Old Gaol Studios
- The Perfect Hero
- The Reform Club
- The Runaway Actress
- The Sunday Express
- The Vanessa Show
- Three Graces
- Trisha Ashley
- Unmasking Elena Montella
- Unter deinem Stern
- Veronica Henry
- Waterstones
- Wenn es dich Gibt
- West Meon Festival
- WH Smith's
- William Hussey
- Wohin mit der Liebe
- Worcester Literary Festival
- Worcestershire Literary Festival
Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of?
Last night was the launch of a fabulous book called Wannabe a Writer We’ve Heard Of? by Jane Wenham-Jones and I’m delighted to say that some of my very own advice features in the book. There’s also a website where you can see some of my tips in the Guest Room. It’s a great book whether you’re an aspiring writer who’s curious about the whole business or an established writer who could use a bit more publicity.
The launch was at a gorgeous club in St James’s and there was a good crowd of writers, journalists and media types who – in the spirit of the book – were all networking like crazy!

And here’s the wonderful Jane Wenham-Jones with lovely Helen Lederer.
Notting Hill
Last night, I had the very great pleasure of being part of the Summer Fiction Panel with Judy Astley and Jane Wenham-Jones at Notting Hill’s Waterstones. We had a lovely crowd of people: friends, family and “wannabes” who all risked torrential rain to join us and make the evening a success. Thanks to the fabulous Mark Farley who organises the very best author events in London. And thanks to everyone who bought copies of Molly’s Millions. I’m delighted to say that it sold out! We even had to grab the ones from the window display!





